Oil-can.



A. R. CLARK.

OIL CAN. APPLIOAIIONQIILED MAR. 12, 1908.

921,085. Patented May11,1909.

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ALrnnnR. OLA-RK, or INDIANOLA, NEBRASKA.

. OIL-CAN.

Specification of Letters Patent.

7 Patented May 1 1, 1909.

Application filed March 12, 1908. Serial No. 420,708.

To all whom it may concern: 7

Be it known that I, ALFRED R. CLARK, citizen of the United States,residing at Indianola, in the county of Eedwillowand' State of Nebraska,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Oil-Cans, of whichthe following is a specification.

This invention has for its object an oil can embodying an improved spoutand air inlet tube of simple, durable and efficient constructionarranged to permit the ready flow of the oil from the can when the sameis properly manipulated and at the same time preventing the oil forcedinto the spoutfrom being sucked back therefrom when pressureupon thespring bottom or walls of the can is released iss With these and otherobjectsin. view as will more fully appear as the description proceeds,theinvention consists in certain constructions, arrangements andcombinations of the parts that I shall hereinafter fully describe andclaim.

For a full understanding of the invention,

reference is to be had to the following description and accompanyingdrawings, in which:

Figure 1 is a longitudinal, sectional view of the body portion of an oilcan, other parts be- 1ng shown in side elevation and partly broken away;Fig. 2 is a transverse sectional view on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1; and,Fig. 3 is a detail sectional view of the air inlet tube of the can.Corresponding and like parts are referi'ed to in the followingdescription and indicated in all the views of the drawings by the samereference characters. 4 y Referring to the drawing, the numeral 1designates the body portion of an oil can of the spring pressure type,either the side walls or bottom 2 being arranged to be pressed upon soas to effectthe flow of oil through the spout 3 of the can. The saidspout 3 is preferably permanently joined to an air inlet tube 4, thesaid spout and tube being preferably secured together in a .cap 5adapted to screw into the interiorly threaded neck 6 of the body portion1, so that the spout and tube may be readily withdrawn from the bodyportion upon unscrewing the cap.

As clearly illustrated in the drawing, the

inner ends of the spout 3 and tube 4 are angularly dis osed so thattheir inner extremities will lie 0 ose to one corner of the can in orderto properly effect the discharge of the oil therefrom even when thesupply is nearly exhausted.

The inner extremity of the spout 3 is formed with a port 7, said portbeing normally closed by a valve 8 which, in the present instance, is aball mounted within the spout and pressed against the valve seat or port7 by means of a helical spring 9 bearing against'the ball at one end andagainst a cross pin or bar 10 at its other end.

The air inlet tube 4 is provided on that portion which is in operativeposition within the body portion 1, with one or more valves 11 heldnormally on their seats by means of the attenuated leaf springs 12soldered or otherwise secured to the said tube. Preferably the springs12 extend from their point of attachmentin opposite directions, asshown, with the valves 11 secured on their free ends. The innerextremity of the tube 4 is closed. The outerextremity of the tubepreferably terminates short of the curved adjacent extremity 3 of thespout 3 so as to interfere in no wise with the proper application of thespoutextremity to the parts to be lubricated.

In the can, it Wi be clear from the foregoing desoriptionin connectionwith the accompanying drawing, that pressure upon the body portion 1either the side walls or spring bottom 2 thereof, as the case may be,will force the oil through the port 7,, unseating the practical use ofmy improved oil valve 8, and the oil will fill the spout 3 and relieved,the valve 8 will instantly close against the seat or ort 7 and therebypreventthe oil that has een forced into the tube or spout 3 from beingsucked backwardly out of the spout. The spout will thus contain oil atall times after the first operation of the device, and a very effectiveoil can is thus provided, always maintained for ready, use.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is:' 1

1. An oil can, comprising a body portion, a cap adapted for detachableconnection with the body portion, and an oil discharge spout and airinlet tube extending through and connected to said cap, the said spoutbeing formed at its inner extremity with a port, a valve within thespout and adapted to close against the inner side of said port, and anair tube bein angularly disposed and the outer inlet valve secured tothe air inlet tube With- 1 portion oi the spout projecting beyond the inthe body portion and controlling the pasouter extremity of the tube,both the tube sage of air inwardly through said tube into 1 and spoutbein provided Within the body said body ortion. Y portion with va ves.2; An 05 can comprising a body portion In testimony whereof I ali'm mysignature provided at one end With a neck, a cap adapt- 1 in presence oftwo Witnesses. ed to be secured to said neck, an oil discharge ALFRED R.CLARK. [L. s] spout and air inlet tube connected at interj Witnesses: 10mediate points in their length Within said H. WINANs, cap, the innermostportions of said spout and l C. B. KING.

